Warner Bros. announced a MOBA based on DC characters called Infinite Crisis

Ahh MOBAs. They're pretty hot these days. They can also earn a company a truckload of money. So, Warner Bros's is throwing their hat in the ring with a MOBA using DC characters.

Infinite Crisis, developed by Turbine, is a free to play MOBA which is headed to the PC this year. Turbine's going to be using traditional and variations of DC characters so expect some Multiverse versions of your favorite heroes and villains to fight with.

From the alpha screenshots, it doesn't look half bad. Now these are alpha, so there can be a lot of polish going in. It looks like there's going to be a big emphasis on the variations so there should be plenty of content for Turbine to churn out throughout the game's life cycle. I can't wait to see all the different types of the same characters out there.

I'm anxious to see the roster they have initially set up and I wonder what the micro-transactions will comprise of. I'm hoping it's just alternate costumes for the characters so it doesn't reward those that pay an advantage over others. About the only way to really do it right is to just have cosmetic changes that are purchasable for this type of game.

You can sign up to try and get in the beta now if you wish. I'm not a big MOBA person, but this is something that might push me into the genre.

WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT UNVEILS

INFINITE CRISIS

First Multiplayer Online Battle Arena Game Based on DC Multiverse to Debut Fall 2013

Players Can Register Now for a Chance to Participate in the Beta

BURBANK, Calif. – March 25, 2013 – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment today announced Infinite Crisis, an all-new multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game developed by Turbine, the award winning studio behind free-to-play online games including The Lord of the Rings Online™. Infinite Crisis is a free-to-play game that features a deep roster of DC Comics characters and is scheduled for release in 2013 for the PC.

Infinite Crisis is a new entrant into the wildly popular MOBA genre that delivers a heart-pounding competitive player vs. player battle experience set in the legendary DC Multiverse - a world in which familiar DC Comics characters have been reimagined in startling ways. Featuring a wide variety of DC Comics heroes and villains, Infinite Crisis puts players in control of twisted incarnations of their favorite characters throughout the Multiverse such as Nightmare Batman and Gaslight Catwoman, playing in league with well-known characters including Green Lantern and The Flash.

“We are thrilled to bring Infinite Crisis, a truly competitive experience featuring the DC Comics lore and characters, to the MOBA genre,” said Martin Tremblay, President, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “Turbine is a pioneer in online gaming and combined with the amazing world of DC Comics, they are executing on a game concept that expands the MOBA genre.”

“The Turbine team is very excited to reveal Infinite Crisis to the world and extend the MOBA genre with new features,” said Jeffrey Steefel, Executive Producer, Turbine. “We are utilizing years of experience in the online game space to deliver innovations to the MOBA genre with a game that features fast-paced action, a major story arc, destructible environments, catastrophic events and a deep roster of iconic DC Comics characters.”